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nAfter three years of visiting the three continents, Maximus and his wives returned to the Moonlight Empire.

nIn the days he was absent, the Moonlight Empire didn’t cease its activity.

nCities after cities were still being built, people continued to give birth, and the Moonlight Empire system kept adding new applications.

nFurthermore, in the three years since the empire opened, more and more individuals and organizations settled in the empire.

nIndividuals came to the empire to experience various entertainments and unique scenes.

nAlthough it’s not comparable to the top attractions in the Arcane Continent, it’s affordable enough.

nFurthermore, some unique, inexpensive resources in the land were also popular, attracting many business organizations.

nAlthough the Empire still didn’t allow outside market import, exports were still permitted.

nBy exporting cheap items from the Moonlight Empire to the Arcane Continent, they could earn a lot.

nMany also found jobs with high remuneration, attracting mercenaries from the Arcane Continent to settle.

nIf not for the low density of mana, many would want to stay in the Moonlight Empire forever.

nUpon returning to the Empire, Maximus resumed his busy work.

nAfter checking all the changes in the empire and seeing no major problems occur, he heaved a sigh of relief.

n“It seems that the empire can finally run without me again.”

nAfter conquering the whole Curse Continent, the Empire faced a shortage of manpower.

nMaximus had to handle every little thing, keeping him incredibly busy.

nNow Maximus could slow down and let the Empire develop itself.

nHe just needed to set the direction and provide some funds, and he could have all the time he wanted.

nThinking of one major problem of the Moonlight Empire, he opened the Merit Halls of the Etherium Alliance.

nOver three years, with his cooperation with various Apex Sovereigns, coupled with the infusion of his unlimited energy into The Etherium realm.

nHis merits returned to over a sextillion before he bought those infinitely expanding treasures.

nThat meant in just 3 years, he earned over a hundred quintillion merit.

nSuch a staggering profit rate made him excited for the future.

nCalming down, he navigated the Merits hall and opened the selection of Magic Crystal Veins.

nOne major problem of the Moonlight Empire is the lack of mana.

nIf Maximus didn’t solve this fundamental problem, the Empire would remain barren as it is.

nTier 9 Magic Crystal Vein – Price 100 Quadrillion Merits.

nNote: It can only exist for an epoch

nSeeing the price, he quickly spent 100 quintillion and bought a thousand tier 9 magic crystal veins.

nIt should be enough for the Empire to sustain for a while.

nBesides Elysienne, who was mostly in the Divine Continent, the highest-tier individuals in his empire were still at tier 8.

nA single tier 9 magic crystal vein can support millions of tier 8 individuals.

nFor tier 7 individuals, it could support trillions.

nAs for Tier 6 individuals, no matter how numerous, cannot out-consume the regeneration of a Tier 9 magic crystal vein.

nHaving a thousand tier 9 magic crystal veins is already somewhat excessive.

nThe Curse Continent is like a desert where an abundance of mana is greatly needed.

nFurthermore, he also planned to relocate the Shadow Hunter Guild to his empire.

nTo not disrupt their training, a dense mana environment is necessary.

nAfter selecting the amount and paying, a new prompt appeared before him, revealing the map of the Curse Continent.

nChoose a place to plot the tier 9 magic crystal vein.

n“This is quite convenient,” Maximus praised.

nHe thought he still needed to manually plot the magic crystal vein.

nIt seemed that the World’s Will was quite meticulous in its work.

nChoosing the major nodes in the Curse Continent, the World’s Will began plotting the magic crystal vein.

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nSoon, a world-shaking earthquake spread throughout the Moonlight Empire.

nSurges of mana also spread, affecting all things.

nFrom plants to animals, it seemed that everything experienced a second awakening.

nMountains and trees also grew bigger and taller, overshadowing the sky.

nInside the cities, people started to panic, looking around.

nFortunately, with a strong foundation, the huge changes didn’t affect the cities.

nCalming down, they observed the changes happening.

n“Huh, what happened?”

n“Why did the mana skyrocket all of a sudden?”

n“Is this the doing of the Emperor?”

n“Yes, look at the announcement in the Moonlight Forum!”

nBefore Maximus set up the magic crystal vein, he informed Doran.

nReading the announcement, instead of calming down, the people went into a frenzy.

n“Tier 9 Magic crystal vein?!”

nAlthough they only had superficial knowledge about magic crystal veins.

nLearning that a thousand tier 9 magic crystal veins were deployed all over the empire, they couldn’t contain their excitement.

nSome cities in the empire only had tier 5-6 magic crystal veins, yet they were already sought after.

nNow, with a thousand tier 9 magic crystal veins directly deployed all over the empire, it was insane.

n“The Moonlight Empire is about to enter a new era!”

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nNot caring about the commotion outside, he silently felt the changes in the empire.

nBesides the good changes, he also felt the corrosive abyss aura around the empire intensify.

nEven the tier 9 Empire array in the empire was nearly on the verge of breaking just to expel and purify this corrosive energy.

nThe Abyss Aura thrived in places with higher mana density.

nNot only could it quickly regenerate, but it would also become more powerful.

nThis is also why the damage of Abyss aura was more prevalent in the chaotic sea.

nWith high mana density and no supervision, it could multiply and advance until it could corrode the Etherium realm.

nAssessing the situation, Maximus concluded the Empire’s array could only last about a hundred years before it collapsed under the corrosion of the Abyss Aura.

nSeeing this, Maximus shook his head in distress.

nAlthough he was not the one who built the tier 9 array, he knew how hard and expensive it was to build.

nMaximus was already lucky that he inherited such an array from Valoros.

nNow, under his carelessness, millions of years of work would be gone in just a hundred years.

nThinking of a solution, he thought of the Etherium Alliance Forum.

nYears ago, when he had nothing to do, he looked through this section.

nInitially, Maximus thought that the forum was a mere communication page of the Apex Sovereigns.

nUpon closer inspection, he was greatly mistaken.

nAside from various information and internal trading, it was also a mission board.

nHowever, instead of the World’s Will issuing missions, it was the Apex Sovereigns issuing them.

nDepending on the reward, one could even hire hundreds of Apex Sovereigns.

nAs long as it’s not fighting and killing, some Apex Sovereigns would do any work with enough merits.

nThey had an eternal life and didn’t worry about wasting some time.

nSifting through the forum, Maximus thought of issuing a mission to upgrade and modify the Moonlight Empire’s Array.

nLetting his people do this job was too slow, and doing it himself was impossible.

nMission: Upgrade and modify a wide-range tier 9 array.

nReward: Up for discussion.

nCommissioner: Maximus Shadowcrest.

nAfter posting an announcement, Maximus began to receive various messages.

nHui (Beast Continent): Maximus Shadowcrest? Are you the rich man who was conning us?

nKoppo (Arcane Continent): Is it the Array in your Empire? Sure, I would do your job for…

nAlfonso (Arcane Continent): I’m a tier 9 formation Master. Tell me your price, I can consider doing it for you.

nLevertto (Divine Continent): I’m cheap labor. Please hire me…

nNathaly (Beast Continent): Sir, my fox clan has a soft body. Please pity us…

nSeeing such a dirty message, Maximus nearly gave in.

nThis is an Apex sovereign seducing him.

nThinking of his wives, he quickly held himself back.

nAfter various considerations, Maximus finally hired Alfonso.

nAlfonso promised that as long as Maximus provided the materials, he would finish modifying and upgrading the array in just 50 years.

nAlthough it’s more expensive than the rest, the quality and efficiency are the best.

nFor others, even if it’s a few times cheaper, they would need thousands of years minimum, and the outcome couldn’t be guaranteed.

nPaying an expensive price, Maximus got what he wanted.

nHiring Alfonso, instead of calming down, the apex sovereigns in the forum became more active.

nLearning that Maximus used 300 quintillion to hire Alfonso for a few decades of work, how could they not be tempted?

nThis is a rich man who is willing to spend.

nAt the same time, they also cursed themselves for not learning enough professions.

nAlthough they knew every profession in the world, their proficiency varied.

nMost of them were only tier 8 formation masters.

nIf only they were competent enough, hundreds of quintillions would be in their pocket.

nSeeing Maximus so generous, they quickly asked if he had another job.

nThey even lowered their payment rate, giving Maximus various discounts.

nUnfortunately, Maximus is also poor.

nHe still needed to save money for everything he needed in the Merit Hall.

nIf not for the importance of the empire array, he wouldn’t even hire someone.

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