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n350 Merit Hall

nOpening the Merits Hall, two tabs greeted Maximus: the Direct Exchange tab and the Auction tab.

nUpon opening the Direct Exchange tab, Maximus felt as if he were browsing treasures sold in the Myriad World Mall.

nFrom tier 1 to tier 9, all treasures unique to the Etherium realm could be exchanged.

nHowever, upon seeing the first few items, Maximus felt a little dismissive.

nAside from some rare innate treasures, there was nothing worthy in the exchange.

nOpening the selection tab, he noticed a section that made his eyes shine.

n“Growth Treasure…”

nThe Growth Treasure section is filled with treasure that could grow.

nHowever, what he noticed was the expandable treasures.

nEarth Core (Mortal): An expandable treasure needed for a dimension to grow, capable of infinitely expanding with mana. Price: 1 quintillion

nSteel Core (Mortal): An expandable treasure needed for a dimension to grow, capable of infinitely expanding with mana. Price: 1 quintillion

nGold Core (Mortal)…

nCopper Core (Mortal)…

nCoal Core (Mortal)…

nDiamond Core (Mortal)…

nThese treasures were expandable materials, like the Atomic God Metal.

nWith enough mana, they could expand infinitely, forming the foundation of a dimension.

nAlthough the expandable treasures listed in the Merits Hall were only at the mortal level, they were already amazing.

nMaximus had just put the expansion of the Curse Continent on the agenda.

nThese expandable treasures were just right for the job, accelerating his plan significantly.

nHowever, upon seeing the price, he frowned.

nA quintillion merit for one—if merit was equivalent to crystal merit, then buying it would be a scam.

nWith a quintillion crystal merit, he could ask someone to dredge enough land from the chaotic sea to expand the Curse Continent multiple times.

nFurthermore, it would be at least tier 3 land, nurtured by mana.

nHowever, just one of these expandable treasures costs the same.

nAs for buying expandable treasure in the Myriad World Mall, he could only wish.

nHaving an unlimited mana, he had been searching for expandable treasure everywhere.

nUnfortunately, it seemed to be a precious type of treasure that he couldn’t even find anything.

nThus, upon seeing that the Etherium World Origin had over a hundred expandable treasures, he couldn’t help but be amazed.

nHe had read in a book that these expandable treasures were the building blocks of dimensions.

nIt should absorbed by the Etherium realm at its birth.

nHowever, seeing them intact made him curious.

nTo make the Etherium Realm so large without any complications, just what did Valoros do?

nUnfortunately, Valoros’ memories about the merging of the Etherium Realm were vague.

nMaximus even needed to buy countless relevant books to decipher some of the relevant memories.

nTurning his gaze to over a hundred expandable treasures, Maximus gritted his teeth and decisively bought them.

nAnyway, he had over 1 sextillion merit out of nowhere; spending it at once didn’t make his heart ache much.

nFurthermore, his ambition was not confined to the Etherium realm.

nIn the future, once he needed more land, he would spend money nonetheless.

nIt was better to prepare early and not worry later.

nSeeing over ah hundred quintillions removed from his balance, Maximus continued to browse the merit hall.

nThe Apex Sovereign in the room also sat in silence, waiting for Maximus to digest the benefits of joining the Etherium Alliance.

nIn the past, after they joined the alliance, they were also stunned.

nBrowsing every item in the Merits Hall, if it were not for the lack of merits, they would have bought all the items in it.

nSeeing Maximus’s eager face, it seemed that he was reaping a lot of benefits.

nSoon, Maximus came to the section of small worlds.

nSmall worlds were pockets of space caused by dimensional movement frictions.

nLooking at billions of small worlds listed in the Merits hall, Maximus nearly cursed.

nNo wonder small worlds were so rare; this unscrupulous World Origin had collected them for itself.

nAfter over hundred of years of traveling across the Chaotic Sea, the guild didn’t even find one small world.

nOne could only buy them at those top guilds owned by some Apex Sovereigns.

nNot only could the World Origin earn money, but even those Apex Sovereigns could profit by reselling these small worlds.

nAs for buying small worlds in the Myriad World Mall, it couldn’t be done.

nThe dimensional laws prevented any small world that was not born from its laws.

nEven if Maximus bought it, it would be treated as a virus to be destroyed by the dimensional laws.

nOf course, if a small world had complete laws and was strong enough, it could withstand the dimensional laws.

nUnfortunately, there was no such thing for sale; even if there were, Maximus doubted if he could afford it.

nA small world with complete laws was already equivalent to a small dimension.

nOf course, Maximus had another alternative.

nIf Maximus isolated the small world in his storage dimension, the small world wouldn’t be destroyed, no matter which dimension he was in.

nLooking at the billions of small worlds, Maximus applied a filter, showing only tier 7 to tier 9 small worlds.

nFor tier 9 small worlds, there were only three available:

nLatis World: A small world with complete lunar law and a hint of space law. Price: 100 quintillion

nInsect Beast World: A mutated insect small world. Price: 300 quintillion

nWhite World: An absolute still world; all matters and laws that didn’t surpass the world would be at paused. Price: 700 quintillion

n“So expensive.”

nSmall worlds are divided into three categories: comprehension-

ntype worlds, resource-type worlds, and special-type worlds.

nComprehension-type worlds are filled with law energy, making it easier for individuals to comprehend an specific law.

nResource-type worlds, on the other hand, are filled with resources, such as minerals, plants, biological, etc.

nSpecial-type worlds have specific functions, like his timeless world, which can accelerate and slow down time.

nWhat caught Maximus’s eye was the White World.

nAbsolute stillness, meaning everything is at a standstill.

nNo matter what you put in it, it would behave as if stuck in time.

nThis may be useless for others, but for him, it’s a game-

nchanger.

nHis timeless world could only slow down time to a huge degree.

nStudying matter that exceeds the speed of light is of no use, even if it is slowed down a few billion times.

nFurthermore, some substances behave differently as time passes.

nHowever, if it were still or in a paused state, it would be constant without change in its properties, making it convenient for observation.

nHowever, looking at the price, Maximus’s heart started to ache.

n700 quintillion? This was the most expensive single item he had ever seen.

nAlthough he could spend sextillions of dimensional coins, it’s not for individual items.

nShelving the idea of buying the White World, he browsed the lower-tier small worlds.

nThere were hundreds of tier 8 small worlds.

nFrom comprehension-type worlds to special-type worlds, unfortunately, they were not too rare.

nThe laws, resources, and function of these small worlds were too common.

nOther Apex Sovereigns must have bought the other rare small worlds.

nAs for tier 7 small worlds, there were tens of thousands of them.

nFurthermore, unlike tier 8 small worlds, the selection was complete.

nFrom a complete selection of comprehension-type worlds to some rare special-type worlds.

nAlthough he didn’t necessarily need them, it would be a great addition to the empire.

nAfter all, the Curse Continent is too barren.

nWithout his resource infusion, the Curse Continent would have nothing but its land.

nAfter buying these tier 8 and tier 7 small worlds, the Moonlight Empire would ascend to new heights.

nThese small worlds would be pockets of resources that would provide continuous output for the empire.

nAfter a little calculation, if he bought all these tier 8 and tier 7 small worlds, he would need over 3 sextillion merits.

nSeeing his remaining balance, he quietly closed the small world tab.

nHe still needed to work hard and earn money, before entertaining his ideas.

nOpening the magic crystal vein section, Maximus couldn’t help but be moved again.

nThe Curse Continent is really deficient in mana.

nEven Moonshadow City, the center of the empire, only had tier 9 magic crystal veins.

nFurthermore, it was used to power the empire’s array, so it didn’t have enough energy to feed back into the empire.

nMaximus had to invest trillions of dimensional coins every year just to infuse some mana in the empire.

nTo solve this problem, Maximus even planned to buy magic crystal veins from these apex sovereigns.

nNow, seeing that the World Origin directly sold them, made it much easier.

nFurthermore, it’s all you can buy magic crystal veins without limit.

nIt seemed that the World Origin could artificially generate them, which is good news.

nHowever, looking at the price, Maximus’s face went grim.

nA tier 9 magic crystal vein costs 100 quadrillion merits.

nTo power the millions of cities in the empire with at least one crystal vein, he needed hundreds of sextillion merits.

nOf course, a few tens of thousands of tier 9 magic crystal veins were enough to raise the empire’s concentration of mana to the same level as the Arcane Continent.

nEven so, it would still cost him a few sextillion merits.

nSeeing treasures that he liked but couldn’t buy, Maximus smiled wryly.

nOriginally, he was proud of his wealth.

nBut seeing that it couldn’t even feed his empire brought him back to reality.

nThere are still many things he couldn’t achieve with his strength and wealth.

nThings were far from over; he was just getting started.

nThinking about this, Maximus felt better.

n“Just wait, I’ll make this Merits Hall as bare as it can be,” Maximus vowed internally.

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