Chapter 509: Chapter 509
509: Chapter 489: Division of Spoils 509: Chapter 489: Division of Spoils “Are you sure you want to disassemble it?”
“Of course, as long as it can ensure that most of the power is retained….”
After much contemplation, Lu Ping’an made up his mind and decided to “disassemble” the object directly.
There was no doubt that the 2,000 Life-points that would be returned would be a significant sum, and it would make this deal already worthwhile.
As for the “random blessings” of the object when used as an item, it was far too unstable….
If mishandled, it could genuinely destroy an entire city.
More importantly, though, was the experience of disassembling the Pillar of Time previously.
After disassembly, the rules would be integrated into the Life Bank and the Life Courtyard, and the resulting improvements would be comprehensive.
I hope that among the three abilities, just retaining the Beastification Ability would make this a big profit…”
What made Lu Ping’an determined to take a gamble was the huge gain from the disassembly of the previous clock.
He had asked Meow about it and learned the reason behind it.
Taboo items above the Rule-level inherently contained a “rule”, but they were usually single-use and would naturally incur a backlash when used.
The price would be steep…unless the person was at the Tenth-order themselves, allowing them to overpower the reaction with a stronger “principle.”
By handing it over to the Life Courtyard for “disassembly,” the “rule” would break down into its most basic form.
More powerful rules and principles could then absorb and adjust it, turning it into a new subordinate rule…if they were compatible, that is.
This is how the “God of Life” seized the rules of other lives: Continuously merging and devouring other life rules with its own “rules” and “principles,” getting closer to the “truth” of life and the source of everything.
In this process, deities would naturally become more omnipotent and powerful, much like the eight Main Gods.
The reason this matters is that the operating mechanism of Lu Ping’an’s Life Courtyard was not just similar to the greedy deities, but identical.
In this sense, the Courtyard was at the God-level.
With its previous foundation and the completion of the ritual of Ascension, its operating mechanism has become the most optimal.
It has been recognized as a Rule-Level or higher item – it’s just that Lu Ping’an’s own hardware is too weak.
If someone indeed possessed a Deity-level Spirit Vision privilege, they would realize that, in a way, the Life Bank was the real essence of Lu Ping’an.
This was also Meow’s hint that as the Life Courtyard continues to devour new “rules”, Lu Ping’an would naturally grow stronger.
That is his Divine Foundation for Ascension.
Meanwhile, being suppressed by a more orderly “rule” and “principle” would make it more stable and controllable.
But selling it outright would be a bit of a loss.
Can we make some adjustments…?”
Lu Ping’an was communicating with the “manager AI” of Life Bank.
Under Chris’s authority, operations were possible.
Although the total of 2,000 points probably wouldn’t change, but the distribution was actually quite challenging.
If Lu Ping’an handed it over to Life Bank as the owner…
Since it would all go to the Public Treasury, it could only be used for investment and construction, which would be a huge loss.
This was something Lu Ping’an had recently researched.
It wasn’t simply that the AI’s initiative was too low, but with the advent of the “Trading Hall” and “Trading Column,” there were now other “acquisition modes.”
When Life Bank acquired the item from a private party, it would be like Life Bank paying money to buy the object.
The funds would naturally go to the “seller.”
Can we sell it in the name of a collective or a group?”
At this point, Lu Ping’an chose not to go it alone.
Life-points were precious, and many people were green with envy.
Su Zhizhu had even sold her family heirlooms for some points.
They did need points for purchasing “Bottleneck Abilities” and the “services of the Life Courtyard,” which would greatly improve their strength and speed of advancement.
“Anyway, once the profits are spent, they will still be used up within the Courtyard.
In the end, they will still go into the public accounts.
It’s good for me if their strength improves,” thought Ping’an.
To increase team cohesion, joint interests may be the answer, besides fairness…
Employees and bosses love a company that shares profits after a job well done.
Plus, Life-points could only be used within the Courtyard, and the key to the Courtyard was in Lu Ping’an’s hands.
It was like tying everyone to his ship naturally.
The more points you earned from me, the harder it would be for you to leave.
So, Lu Ping’an communicated with a few people on his team, held a small meeting, and decided on the distribution mechanism for this deal.
First, they set up several first-class merit awards based on their efforts and accomplishments during this mission.
“Xue En, Catherine, and who else…?” After thinking about it, Lu Ping’an added Marian’s name to the list.
First-class merits were worth 200 Life-points; thus, the local mother and daughter duo would each start with 400 points.
They were quite aware of their situation.
After some quiet private discussions, they stopped bringing up the “Beast God Relic.”
A Beast God and his faith?
Wasn’t that deity long dead?
At least with Catherine’s appearance, Marian showed great interest…
Perhaps, as the Great Priest, she had recognized the true nature of the Courtyard and knew the path of the future.
After hearing that Lu Ping’an would share the spoils with them, they visibly relaxed.
It wasn’t the joy of receiving rewards – they didn’t even know what Life-points were.
However, judging from the envious looks of others, it was likely to be an extremely valuable resource.
Receiving a reward meant they had value and, at the very least, it suggested their departure tickets would not be too far away.
This “sharing of spoils” was quite interesting in its own right, and in some ways, it would become the blueprint for future distributions of spoils of war.
Two hundred points were nothing to scoff at, enough to acquire a “Profession Abnormal Ability” and possibly even serve as an opportunity for advancement…
Lu Ping’an had controlled his own gains, keeping them below 50%.
The split, as expected, went to second-class merits, third-class merits, and so on.
Meow and Guan Xinxian, among others, got their share.
Everyone who had contributed received rewards of 20 to 50 points.
At least it seemed they were quite satisfied…
This was just the dividend from a single Rule-Level item!
Then, the newcomers who had just been in the background received 10 points each, including the Knights…
The expenses for this were actually quite significant due to the number of people involved.
Lu Ping’an also revealed his ambitions here: He wanted to recruit these Exotic Realm Knights.
He decided to distribute some foreign currency to the local people first, to stimulate consumption.
After all the calculations, there remained about 600 points of balance…
Well, there was no need to say who got it.
Of course, as the investor and organizer, Lu Ping’an felt entitled to the spoils.
Judging from the feedback of others, they seemed quite satisfied as well.
Their eyes on Lu Ping’an carried more respect and acknowledgment…
This was probably a fairly equitable distribution.
Actually, even if Lu Ping’an had monopolized all the gains, as long as other areas were compensated without using the precious Life-points, they wouldn’t have much to complain about.
A fair, or at least relatively fair, leader will naturally gain more recognition and support.
After finalizing the distribution, Lu Ping’an completed the highest-level transaction in history as a trader, with the manager AI.
This time, the Life Courtyard did not disappoint him.
Not only did it retain the Beastification Ability that he wanted most, but he also gained two other complete abilities.